Sunday, September 23, 2007

Pimp my Liturgy - 01

It was a dusty, hot day when, in 1947, a group of Arab Bedouin shepherds stumbled upon a long forgotten cave – filled with ancient scrolls and artefacts. What they found is considered by many as the greatest archaeological discovery of the last hundred or so years. A few years later, even more caves were found, bringing even more scrolls to light. Included in them were many deeply religious and inspiring liturgical texts, including liturgical calendars, hymns and poems.

So, today's Pimp my Liturgy will start off with a sensitive new rendition of 11Q6 (11QPs^b - click here for the original):

But the living they can praise thee e-i-e-i-oeven those who stumble can laud thee e-i-e-i-oWith a living person here and a backslider thereHere a stumble there a stumble,Everywhere are stumbles

In the Rule of Community there are sons of light e-i-e-i-oand on top of that even more sons of darkness e-i-e-i-o,With a evil person here and a good person there,Here a goody there a badyEverywhere are badies

And in these communities there are appointed times e-i-e-i-oAnd rules for dipping and washing and crapping e-i-e-i-oWith a splash splash here and a chant chant thereHere a belly flop there a splashEverywhere an appointed time

Get your Phd or be a songwriter? I think if you want to be taken seriously, you need to be a songwriter. We know they can change the world with their words and deep understanding of what man needs! Go for it Chris...